A woman whose daughter suffered a broken leg riding the Scrambler at the Allentown Fair has sued the ride operator and the fair's organizers in federal court.

Sherika Lloyd of Philadelphia alleges that her daughter, Jazmin Brockman, was injured Sept. 4, 2010, because the ride was negligently and carelessly operated, controlled, maintained, equipped and constructed.

The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Allentown, names as defendants the ride's operator, Amusements of Rochester, a New York-based company; the Allentown Fairgrounds; the city of Allentown and Lehigh County.

Phone numbers for Amusements of Rochester in Corfu, N.Y., were disconnected.

Allentown Fair spokeswoman Bonnie Broscious said the fair has not received a copy of the lawsuit. A call to the Allentown solicitor's office was not immediately returned. Lehigh County Solicitor Matthew Sorrentino declined to comment.

The lawsuit describes the Scrambler as a ride with a car that spins around an undulating track with irregular movements and rotations. Riders sit in the cars and grasp a rod with a handle to stay in their seats while the ride is in motion, the suit says.

In addition to a fractured femur, Brockman suffered permanent mental and physical pain, the suit alleges.

The suit seeks more than $75,000 in damages for Brockman's injuries, medical expenses and future medical care.

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